Title Others/ Proverbs 12:13-28
Text: A record of the lips and deeds of the wise and foolish
People who have the same lips and say completely different things
People with the same background but with completely different behaviors
1. People with different lips
1) You have evil lips.
Text 13-14...< The wicked get caught in a net for the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble. A man is satisfied with a blessing because of the fruit of his mouth, and he receives according to the works of his hands.>
Verse 19...< a false tongue>
Verse 22...< False lips>
The characteristic of the lips of the wicked is to tell lies It is characterized by untruth and slander.
They always hurt people with their words.
-That's why the Apostle James called these lips fire.
James 3:6-8...< The tongue is fire and the world of iniquity. The tongue defiles the whole body among our members and sets the wheel of life on fire, which burns from the fires of hell. All kinds of beasts, birds, worms, and seafood have been tamed by humans because they are tamed, but no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
2) He has righteous lips.
Verse 17...<Those who speak the truth show impartial...>
Righteous lips are, in a word, lips that speak the truth.
He is the one who speaks the truth even if it hurts himself.
It is the lips that speak peace.
Wherever they are, there is always peace and stillness.
Let's be righteous lips.
2. People with different behaviors
1) There are lazy people.
Text 24...<The hand of the diligent rule over men, but the lazy man is tormented.>
* Tolstoy "The lazy man's head is the best place for the devil to build a house."
* < There are many things to be ashamed of, but among them, the most shameful thing is making the body lazy.
*Angelmus <Negligence is the grave of the believer.>
--The result of the lazy?
1) material poverty
2) Moral depravity -- The idea of chasing pleasure is born during playtime.
* Hegel, "Negligence breeds corruption."
2) There are diligent people.
The diligent are destined to receive God's blessing and become rich.
In today's text, it is said that the diligent will rule over people.
have to be diligent
Let's live that life.